Pickup guard



R. E. GOESCH PICKUP GUARD Dec. 4, 1951 2 SHEETS- SHEET l 'Filed March '29, 1949 INVENTOR. eqe/yg Dec. 4, 1951 R. vE. GoEscH l 2,577,324

PICKUP GUARD Filed March 29, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 A 44 JNVENToR. 75 egZe/rg/ fdaJC/f E v A BY Armen/5m" Patented Dec. 4, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE d PICKUP GUARD p Reuben .'Goesoh, Sutton, Nebr. 'imputation Maren 29, 1949, serial No. 84,045

s This invention relates to an improved Vgrain saver or grain guard for combines, binders, headers, and the like having sickle bars.

It is anv object of this invention to provide a pick-up guard attachment ofthe kind to Ybe more particularly described hereinafter, for lifting the grain or other material to be cut by the 'sickle bar, the guard attachment being yieldably mounted on the conventional guard in such a vmanner as to eliminate the undue strain of suchattachthe grain saver or guard strikes a solid obstruction, or tangled and matted fallen grain.

Another object of this invention is to provide 'a device of this kind for'attachmentjto grain 3 claims'. (01156-312) savers and guards operable in av mannerto pre' va guard attachment'adjustable on the sickle .bar

guard providing for the regulation of thegrain Vsaver or grain guard to a uniformy heightgthe adjusting means or brace'beingadjustablyV connected to the sickle bar, whereby thejforces of striking obstructions by thel guard attachment will be applied to the sickle bar rather than to Ythe ordinary guard or teeth. Suitable brackets are provided for attaching the adjustable end of the brace to the various-shaped `sickle bars ofthe several makes and types of grain-saving and cutting machines. v f f v With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pick-up guard constructed according to an embodiment of my invention; Y Y

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof; Y

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse section taken on the line 3*-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary detail, transverse section taken on the line 4,-4 of Figure 1'; Y

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sideaelevation, partly broken away, of a pick-upguard constructed according to an embodiment of my invention applied to a diierent type of sickle bar; Figure 6 is a fragmentary transverse ,section taken on the line 6-6 of` Figure 5;

' Figure 7 isan enlarged fragmentary side vele-T` 'vertical bar Idvof the sickle bar IQ. vI1 secure the guards Il of the guard unit I8 to 4vation, partly broken away, of the pick-up guard applied to a third form of sickle bar;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary transverse section taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 7. v

Referring to the drawings, the numeral IQ designates generally a sickle bar or mower platform on a conventional form of mower machine, having aforwardly-extending guard nger I i mounted thereon. The guard Il is formedin a substantially conventional manner, having one of the cutting teeth formed integrally therewith, with .the intermediate or rearmost portion thereof, and having a forwardlyand downwardly-inclined Yforward end I2. The sickle bar I0 is formed as an elongated metal bar of angular conflguradon having a Vertical arm I4 and a horizontal arm I5 fixed to or formed integrally with the upper end of the vertical arm l. The horizontal arm I5 extends rearwardly from the vertical arm I4 and the guard II is xed to the forward side of the vertical arm I4. The guard II is one of a unit of `three similar guards fixed to the forward Bolts Il, or other suitable, replaceable, fastening means are adapted to be extended throughA the connecting or rear bar I6 and the The bolts vthevforward side of the sickle bar I0.

Apick-up guard I9 is adapted to bel s ecured to the forwardly-extending guards II of the guard unit I8 and to be supported from the vertical arm I4 of the sickle bar III.

The pick-up guard I9 includes a horizontallyextending,v U-shapedV attaching bracket Z which is adapted to be secured tothe forward side of the connecting barV I6 on the forward side thereof and below one of the rguards'jL The U-shaped bracket 20 includes a pair,v of vertically-extending side arms 2| and 22 connected together by an arcuate bight portion `2st at the lowerend thereof. The bight portion 24 is adapted to be disposed belowv the bottom ofthe guard 'Il and the side arms 2l and 22'are lfadapted ftodbe engaged on the opposite l sides thereof so Ythat the bracket 20 will embrace the r'guard IIon the lower side thereof.V A pair Vof outwardly-extendin'g flanges or ears 25 and 26are ings through which the bolts I 'I maybe extended.

3 As the guard unit I 8 generally is formed with three guards II, the bracket 20 is adapted to be engaged about the center guard Il so that the tabs 25 and 2E are disposed between the center guard and the outermost ones.

A U-shaped bracket 2l is pvotally mounted on the forward end of the bracket 2t by a pivot pin 28. The U-shaped bracket 2l includes a pair of side arms 2% and connected together at the bottom ends thereof by a bight portion 3|.. rIhe upper ends of the side arms 29 and 3G are connected to the forward end of the bracket 20 by the pivot pin 28, which extends through the upper ends of the side arms and through the forward end of the bracket. rlhe bight portion-3l -of the bracket 2l is disposed downwardly in spaced relation to the lower side of the'xedbrackete. forwardly-extending arm or member 321s secured in the bight portion of `the bracket 2l' by a rivet or other suitable fastening device 3d which ex- "t'ends through the lower ends of the `4side "arms 29 and at andtnreue'n the real-"end c'ftne'member`32 which'isseated on the upper surface :of the bight portion 3 I The arm or member 32 "eX- tends forwardly from the front side'ofthebracket andthe extremeforw'ar'd end ofthe ineinber 32 is upturned, as indicated by'the Nnuiileral 35 inthe drawings. The `member 32 lis lalsoY U-shaped in configuration, having afpairfof side arms 36 and 3l connected together attle'bttom enjdsthereof by a biglft portion VVAn upwardlyand rearwardly-extending ba'rj39 Yis fixed to the estreme forward end of the'b'ar or -member 32 and extends rearwardly over the guard II. The-rear end of the bar 3e is spaced above the guard I I and sickle bar I9, as clearly noted in Figure -1 of the drawings. l A second bar '4 0 is vpivotally connected to the forwardly-extending arm or member 32 a short distancein front of the bracket 2l and extends upwardly and rearwardly between -the upper bar 39 and the supporting Vmember l32. The pivoted bar o r member 40 is vsecured at itslower end by a'pinf! [which extends between the side a rms 36 and 3 1 of themember. 32, thelower -end of the bar 40 being disposed between the sidearms. In the normal position of the bar 4Q, the lower -surface of the bar rearwardlyof the pivot pin I will Ybearagainst the forward end of the -bracket 2Q, and Athe bracket fzn-ppsitiomng the extreme rear end .u effthe -bar -40 above the forward end'of the g-uardI'I'.

ing the swinging movement of the bar 32 about its pivot.

T he spring 44 provides for the yielding of the pick-up Yguard about the pivot therefor be extended through an aperture in a supporting plate 49. "be''ied to the rear side of the vertical arm I,

The supporting plate i9 is adapted to whichyconstitutes the depending portion of the sickle bar I. The supporting plate i319 engages theboltsel'whichsecure the bracket E@ and the on the 'frwardsideiof the plate E9.

guardi! to the sickle bar. A nut 5G is threadably engaged on the threaded rear end 43 of the bracing bar 4l and is adapted to be positioned nutbl threadably'engaged on theextreme rear `end of the ,brace '4G n'the rea'r 'side of theplate `49 so that'the plateiil may beclampinglysecured between the riut's`5'l3 and 5I.

Theeng'ag'einentcf the nuts l'andl'l onthe opposite sides 'of "the '.pl'atell' "provides 'for the adjustablepositioning of the bracket Ztl carrying lthepick-up"guard in 'its lvertical relation 'to the sickle barili and thelgardll I A cli`p`52; substantially U-shapedincon'guratio`n, is pvotallynht'e'dfon'theibroket 'Z i`ntermediate the 'leigthfther'eof "for l"e'n'gagement over 'the' front, 'downwardly-turned vpoint "I 2 of the guard I`| The clip 5"2'is adapted to loosely engage over `Vthe 'lppe'r dS'ufa'ce of vthe forward end 'I2 oftheguard 'I I :forpositioniig the bracket 2 0 andthe V"pick-lip .guard I9 relative thereto.

to the 4bracket `2`fi`is positionedrearwardly of the welded connection f'thef'orward end 'of the bracing' par at fte ,me bracket "20. "The HVthreaded connection ofthe nuts'''aiid 5I 'on'fthe -of the braClzingbar to provide frqthe substantial pivoted movement ofthe forward end ofthe other words, upon movingof therearend rofthe brace txt rerwargiy, therorward end "of fthe bracket -2 c:arrying fthepick-up A guarifl is .biased upwardlygrelative tothe horizontal arm wardly of the forward end of 'the bracket `2` `when the pick-up guard I9 will engage a fixedV obstruction in the path of travel of the sickle bar carrying the guard. In this manner, the obstruc- .provideda novel brace AI5 which i s positioned ,between the bracket 20 and an attachingfmeans carried by the rear side of the sicklebar I 0. `The -tion will not force an undue stresser strain on the guard II, nor on the pick-up guard I9.

results in anstrainnin'the rear end of 'the'brackt and on the-bolts I'I, but suchstain may readily be absorbed by the substantialfstructure ofthe Vbar ISandthe sickle bar Il). VThisformfatiori[provides for the absorbing of such'strairsfbythe sickle bar rather l'than byV theV guards l`{"Ifwhich are mounted on the sickle bar.y The-engagement of the clip. 152 over-theforward vends "of -the guards 1 II .provides f orth'e floating Yengagement Yof the -pickip guard attachment elativeto "the V tion lof -pick-up Vguard "Sli constructed according to an embodiment f invention. Tliepi'cklip 65 for securing the guards to the sickle bar.

lL--slfiaped in configuration having a horizontallya reversed sickle bar I8 and the ordinary guards 65 are secured in a different manner. The ordinary guards 65 are formed with a rearwardlyextending, horizontal portion 66 which is adapted to be engaged under the forwardly-extending horizontal arm 62 of the sickle bar 6|. A bolt 6M engages through the top arm 62' and through the rearwardly-extending portion 66 of the guard The bracket 61 on which the pck-up'guard of my vinvention is mounted is V-shaped in configuration, having a pair of side arms 68 and 69 which are adapted to underlie the lower. surface of the ythe forward portion of the pick-up guard I9 lforwardly ofthe bracket 52 describedftherefor.

A clip 'i6 is pivotally mounted on the intermediate portion of the bracket 61 by a pivot pin 1I so that the clip 16 will loosely engage over the extreme forward end 12 of the guard 65. The engagement of the clip 10 over the forward end of the guard 61 provides -for the floating engagement of the pick-up guard 68 therewith.

A bracing member 'i4 is secured to the lower rear end of the bracket 66 in substantially the same manner as the downwardlyand rearwardly-extending bracket 46 described abpve. The forward end f the bracing bar 14 is secured by welding or other suitable fastening means to the forward portion of the bracket 66 forwardly of the pivot pin 1|, and slightly forwardly of the eXtreme forward end of the ordinary guard 65. The rear end of the bracing bar 64 is supported from the sickle bar 6| by a modified form of attaching member, the attaching member for the bar or brace 14 being designated by the numeral 15 in Figure 5 of the drawings. The attaching member 15 is substantially U-shaped in configuration, being -formed of a at plate bent upon itself intermediate the length thereof. The side arms of the attaching member 15 engage on the forward and rear sides of the vertical bar or arm 64 of the sickle bar 6|. The sickle bar is clampingly engaged between the inner surfaces of the vertically-extending arms 16 and 'l1 of the fastening member 15. The lower ends of the arms "i6 and 11 are formed with openings therethrough, through which the extreme rear end of the brace 14 is adapted to be engaged. The rear end of the brace 14 is threaded, as indicated by the numeral 16, and a front nut 16 is adapted to engage the front surface of the forward arm 11, while a rear nut 80 is adapted to engage the rear surface of the rear arm 16 for clampingly securing the rear end of the brace "E4 thereto and for clampingly securing the supporting member 15 to the depending arm 14 of the sickle bar 6|. The connection of the pick-up guard 68 and its brace 14 to the sickle bar 6| is substantially the same as the connection of the pick-up bar |9 and its brace 41 to the respective sickle bar I0, the adjustment lof the sickle bar 60 about the rear end thereof fbeing accomplished by lthe Aadjustment of the nuts 19 andk 80 along the threaded rear end portion of the adjusting brace 14, which is fixed 4at'its forward end to the bracket 60 forwardly of the fixed connection of its rear end and forwardly of the extreme forward ends of the respec- Vtive ordinary guards 65.

In Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings, there is shown a secondmodied form of this invention, wherein the pick-up guard formed and supported according to an embodiment of my invention is supported on a third type of conventional sickle bar. The pick-up guard 8|-, as shown in Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings, is formed in substantially the same manner as the pick-up'guard 66 described above. However, the rear end of Ythe :brace 14 is carried by a supporting member 182 which isv fixed to the sickle bar 84. The sickle bar 841 is L-shaped inconguration in substantially the same manner as the sickle bar 6| described above.V In place of using the clamping member 15 for securing the rear end of the brace 14, an L-shaped plate or supporting member 82 is used. The supporting member 82 is formed with a horizontally-extending top ,arm 85 and a depending, vertically-extending arm 86 fixed to or secured on the extreme rear end of the'horizontal bar or arm 85. The arm 85 is adapted to be secured to thersickle bar 84 by the bolt 61 which extends through the rear end of the ordinaryguard 65, the rear end of the channel bracket 61 and the top horizontal arm 85. A nut 88 threadably engaged on the lower end of the bolt 81 engages below the horizontal arm 85 for xedly securing the supporting member 82 on the sickle bar 84. The depending vertical arm 86 is formed with an opening in the lower end thereof through which the rear threaded end 18 of the brace 14 is adapted to be extended. The nuts 19 and 88, threaded on the rear end 18 of the bracing bar 14, secure the bracing bar to the supporting member 82. The adjustment cf the pick-up guard 8| relative to the ordinary guard 65 and to the sickle bar` 84 is formed in substantially the same manner as the adjustment of the pick-up guards 6U and I9 described above. A clip 89 is pivotally mounted by a pivot pin 96 on the bracket 61 rearwardly of the connection of the brace 14 thereto. The clip 89 provides for the floating attachment of the pick-up guard 8| in the same manner as the pick-up guards 6|] and i9.

I do not mean to conne myself to the exact details of construction herein disclosed, but claim all variations falling within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. An attachment for securing a pick-up guard to one of a plurality of longitudinally extending guard-.fingers projecting from the front of a mower platform comprising a bracket positioned longitudinally of and in partial embracing relation with respect to one of said guard fingers and having one end secured to said mower platform, the other end of said bracket being adapted to be connected to a pick-up guard arranged in end to end relation with respect to said other end, a clip positioned longitudinally of and above said bracket intermediate the ends thereof and having its ends secured to said bracket for embracingly receiving a portion of said one guard finger, and a brace rod arranged below and in parallel spaced relation with respect to said bracket, and having one end dependingly and adjustably secured to said mower platform and having the faena-e224 otherendisecre'dtofsaiidPbiracktaajacent umana spaced 'from l'the other end ithereof.

attachment for securingfa fpickeup guard 1to=on`el-of a plurali-ty of'longitudinal-lyextending having its bight facing upwardly'positionedllongi- *tudinally inf and in -partial vembracing rel'ation "With respect to one of fsaid -gu'ard ngers fand 'hay-ing fone #end secured tosaidf mower platform,

fthe other endof'said bracket being adapted to beconnected to a pick-#up guard 'arranged in fend 'to-end relation With'respe'ct to'said :other end, a

positioned Vlong-itud'nally -fof and iabovejisad bracket A'intei-m'edia'te 'fthe ends there'of Sand-.having li'ts end-s s'ecured to Vsaid :bracket for :embracinglyreceivingfa portion ofIsaidonefgu'ardinger,

cured 'to said mower platform and Shaving the otherend secured to-said bracketad-jacent @tor-and Vsp'aced from rthe other lend thereof.

-3.*A-n attachment forsecurin-g a piek-upgguard `to one of la plurality fof longitudinally extending guard -ingers projecting `from the .iront of a mower platform comprising a'ibracket positioned longitudinally Aof `andlin partial embracing V,relationwithirespect'tozone ofosaidlguard fingers and Lhavingone end secured to said mowerplatform, Vthe other end ,of said bracket "being adapted to 'bei connected to Va.\1;\ick11p guard arranged end to endrelation Withrespect to said other zendfa lclip positioned longitudinally of and above said -bra'cketlintermediate the ends thereof and hayimg 'its ends secured .to said bracket for embracinglymeceivlinga portion ofsaid one guard finger. .a supporting.platepositioned in side by side relation .with respect to said'mowerrplatform front anddependinglysecured Yto the latter, a brace arod arranged ,belowgand in parallel spaced rela- Ition withrespect to lsaid bracket, and having one end dependingly and adjustably ysecure-d to v,said

:supporting plateand having the other -end seille of Ithis patent:

Number Name Date 1,818,335 Kenison Aug. 11, 1931 2,261,118 Kanehl Nov. 4, 1941 Cardinal July 21, 1942 

